Walking-stick transformable into a seat.



c. VERNET. WALKING STICK TRANSFORMABLE INTO A SEAT- APPLICATION FILED JUNE15, 1910.

Patented 00K 19, 1915.

LIWKBO,

CHARLES VERNET, OF DINAN, FRANCE.

WALKING-STICK TRANSFOEBEABLE INTQ A SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

T atented Get. in, 1915.

Application filed June 15, 1910. Serial No. 57,G98.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, CHARLns VnnNn'r, a citizen of the Republic of France, and residing at 36 Rue de Marchix, Dinan, (lotesdu- Nord, in the Republic of France, landlord, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lValking-Sticks 'Iranstormable into Seats, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a walking stick which can be easily converted without the aid of any instrument into a three foot steel or seat.

Figure 1 shows the three sections of the cane assembled. Fig. 2 shows' the top section of the cane with the tripod opened. Fig. 3 is a top view of the handle with the three sections of the cane in recesses formed therein. Fig. 4- is a detail view showing another form of head or handle, and Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the casing partly removed. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cloth cover or seat.

The result sought by my invention is obtained by the fact that the stick is composed of several parts andcan be taken to pieces. It consists of a hollow rod A the upper end of which carries a knob B or a crutch C acting as a handle, While at its lower end there is fixed a tripod D provided with hinges. The latter can be provided with legsof adequate length according to the desired height of seat. In the collapsed state, it is stored in a sleeve E of wood or in a steel tube which has the same thickness and shape as the upper part of the stick. The sleeve E can be easily removed from the stick over the tripod, this sleeve consisting of several parts E E E which are inserted the one into the other or screwed together. The parts of the sleeve can be used for forming the seat. To this purpose, the handle of the stick has suitable holes F into which the sleeve portions can be introduced or screwed.

When it is desired to convert the walking stick into a seat, the sleeve E is removed from the stick and the tripod D spread apart. The sleeve E is then dismounted and the portions thereof are screwed into the handle. In order to have a handsome and convenient seat, a cloth G can be spread over the legs E E E which are inserted in re cesses provided in the head. When folded. this cloth may be placed in one of the sleeve portions of the stick. This cloth is laterally provided in a suitable manner with securing rings, which allow the cloth to be secured to the legs which form the seat.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 shows a casing comprising tubular sections E E and E" in an assembled position, said sections adapted to house the tripod B when the tripod is in a folded position. It is obvious that the tubular sections may be taken apr t and inserted in suitable openings F provided in the head or handle B of the cane.

F 2 shows the upper portion A with the knob B and the spread apart tripod D. The lower ends of the latter are provider. with disks S which prevent the seat from entering the soft ground.

Fig. i is a walking stick with a crutch C the seat of which is formed of two legs.

Fig. 5 is a view of a stick with crutch in which the casing is partly removed from the tripod.

vl' hen it is desired to again convert the seat into a walking stick, the cloth is first taken away from the seat and rolled together. Then, the several parts of the stick casing are removed from the knob or handle and collapsed so as to be able to find place in the said sleeve or casing. The tripod is then folded and after the rolled cloth has been introduced into the lowermost part 01 the casing, the sleeve is drawn over the folded tripod and firmly screwed. The stick can then be used as such.

Claim:

In a combined cane and camp stool, an upper tubular member having a head on one end th reof, said head having openings, a tripod pivotally secured to the opposite end of the tubular member, a lower portion comprising tubular members joined together at their ends, said tubular members adapted to surround said tripod, and said tubular members adapted to be positioned in the openings in the head to form a seat, and a cloth to be positioned on the seat, and means for securing the cloth in position.

The foregoing specification of my wallo ing stick transforinable into a. seat signed by me this ltith day of April 1910.

CHARLES VERNET. Witnesses Fl. Crninnin'rr, DEAN B. Mason.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G. 

